Monday, April 7, 2014

History Trivia - Attila the Hun plunders Metz, France.

529 First draft of the Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work
in jurisprudence) was issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I.

1348 Charles
University was founded in Prague.

1506 St. Francis Xavier was born. A
passionate missionary of Catholicism, Francis was instrumental in establishing
Christianity in India and Japan. He was also one of the earliest members of the
Society of Jesus.